Cabinet greets PM on Padma bridge issue
Bangladesh cabinet today greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the World Bank could not prove the corruption for the Padma bridge project in the country.
It observed that when World Bank brought allegation of corruption and pulled out, the PM categorically said there was no corruption, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters after the meeting.
She also called the global lender to prove the allegation which they failed to do. Finally it has been proved in the Canadian court that there was no corruption in the project. It has been possible due to Sheikh Hasina’s bold leadership, the cabinet noted.
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The cabinet secretary said Bangladesh’s image has been enhanced globally after the Canadian court’s judgment. He said Bangladesh has been harmed after the WB’s pulling out on corruption allegation.
A court in Canada on Friday acquitted three former top executives of SNC-Lavalin in an international bribery case linked to Padma bridge construction in Bangladesh, reports CBCNews.
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